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Anna used 8.1 pints of white and blue paint to paint her bedroom walls. Four-fifths of this amount is white paint, and the rest is blue paint. Thus, she used 8.1 pints of blue paint.
Express your answer in fraction and decimal form.
Solve on paper.

Correct answer:

b =  1.62 pt

Step-by-step explanation:

k1=4/5=54=0.8 k2=1k1=10.8=51=0.2  t=8.1 pt b+w = t  b = tw  b=k2 t=0.2 8.1=5081=1.62=5081 pt=1.62 pt   Verifying Solution:  w=k1 t=0.8 8.1=25162=6.48 pt T=w+b=6.48+1.62=1081=8.1 pt t=T



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